Tag Archives: poetry

J-L Forain’s take on Verlaine’s Poem

Posted on July 7, 2020 by

THE LOVER OF NATURE x Paris being not a spit Worth spittin, I am gonna split. But ‘ow my soul’s a poet’s innit, Sundays when me gaff I quit, The country’s bout as cool as shit. x The overland’s a … Continue reading →

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The Antonine Plague

Posted on March 16, 2020 by

At first it was simply a mild irritation At his slightly buck-toothed expression. He carried on, convincingly enough, But then there was his lisp, you hardly heard it At first, but gradually it became unmissable: THs as Fs. It was … Continue reading →

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MPASTURAVACCHE – Jatun Risba at The Room

Posted on December 28, 2019 by

In December 2019 I was honoured to host MPASTURAVACCHE: The milk-suckling snake (2019) – a one-to-one performance created and performed by Jatun Risba– at my space The Room, in Tottenham Hale, London. Risba states her own motives and intentions in texts … Continue reading →

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Yeah! High Fives all round!

Posted on November 28, 2019 by

Well, this is great! This journal of mine, or blog, or whatever you want to call it, has just hit 40,000 views! Thanks to all of you who have clicked on any post of mine. As an outlying writer, a … Continue reading →

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Iliassa Sequin 1940-2019

Posted on November 12, 2019 by

The death has occurred of Iliassa Sequin, a poet much admired by the New York School. She was a friend of Nobel prize winner Odysseas Elytis, Paul Celan, Max de Carvalho and John Ashbery. Grey Suit Editions will be publishing … Continue reading →

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Tangoshiva

Posted on September 17, 2019 by

Very pleased that The Step is the Foot is selling so well on Ebay. Our Seller is Tangoshiva. And see also Shiva and my Songs of Realisation Our ebay outlet name is Tangoshiva. Click on this ebay link to purchase Grey … Continue reading →

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Grey Suit’s new books have arrived

Posted on August 9, 2019 by

Our new books These have just arrived from the printer. Click on the link above to discover the blog for Grey Suit Editions. There’s a home page and a page for posts which will get updated as we publish more. … Continue reading →

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Edith Sitwell ‘Face to Face’.

Posted on June 19, 2019 by

Wonderful interview by John Freeman with Edith Sitwell. Face to Face is a legendary series of interviews from the BBC and Freeman died in 2014 at the age of 99 years old.  Besides, Sitwell is an author I have always … Continue reading →

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Songs of Realisation

Posted on June 7, 2019 by

Very pleased that this new book of poems is now published by The High Window Press This book opens with poems committed to the transfiguration of the ordinary: garden sheds, bus rides, daily life in Tottenham, motorways leading to escapes … Continue reading →

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POETRY AT THE ROOM

Posted on January 15, 2019 by

33 Holcombe Road, Tottenham Hale, London N17 9AS Tuesday 9th July at 7.30 pm Stuart Henson, Hilary Davies, Katherine Towers, John Greening Refreshments. No entry fee. All welcome. Lots of books by the poets will be on sale. Enquiries 0208 801 … Continue reading →

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